http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/ Read the latest health and medical news. News on health services in Wales, developments in medical treatments, health tips and more. en-gb http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/surge-in-holidays-in-paradise-raises-fear-of-disease-91466-20894018/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/surge-in-holidays-in-paradise-raises-fear-of-disease-91466-20894018/ HOLIDAY-MAKERS are being urged to take precautions against malaria amid a 20% increase in people visiting at-risk destinations. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/free-parking-and-prescriptions-are-not-the-answer-warns-am-91466-20894015/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/free-parking-and-prescriptions-are-not-the-answer-warns-am-91466-20894015/ There are more important things needed in Wales than free parking, says Jonathan Morgan AM http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/alternative-remedies-two-women-s-tales-91466-20894013/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/alternative-remedies-two-women-s-tales-91466-20894013/ When conventional medicine fails, many turn to natural alternatives for relief of their conditions. Health Wales spoke to two women who chose alternative remedies http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/lowri-turner-s-doing-one-little-thing-to-help-ward-off-blindness-91466-20894017/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/lowri-turner-s-doing-one-little-thing-to-help-ward-off-blindness-91466-20894017/ TELEVISION presenter Lowri Turner has revealed the steps she is taking to prevent her developing a common form of blindness. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/new-midwives-fear-they-will-be-left-jobless-and-in-debt-91466-20894009/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/new-midwives-fear-they-will-be-left-jobless-and-in-debt-91466-20894009/ STUDENT midwives have spoken of their fears about finding a job after they graduate. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/tenovus-brings-cancer-care-closer-to-patients-homes-91466-20894011/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/tenovus-brings-cancer-care-closer-to-patients-homes-91466-20894011/ THE needs of today’s cancer patients are changing, and much more practical support is needed when people are diagnosed. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/50k-on-the-way-to-help-babies-live-91466-20894007/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/50k-on-the-way-to-help-babies-live-91466-20894007/ WELSH NHS and university links with sub-Saharan Africa will be bolstered by £50,000 of government funding. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/load-your-plate-with-plant-foods-to-help-fight-cancer-91466-20894012/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/load-your-plate-with-plant-foods-to-help-fight-cancer-91466-20894012/ Up to a third of all cancers could be prevented by adopting a healthy lifestyle. At the start of Cancer Prevention Week, Lisa Cooney, head of education at the World Cancer Research Fund, examines how what we eat and drink affects our cancer risk http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/young-mum-backs-breastfeeding-campaign-91466-20894016/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/young-mum-backs-breastfeeding-campaign-91466-20894016/ Only four out of 10 mothers under 20 in Wales breastfeed their babies. As a campaign to encourage young mums to breastfeed is launched today, 21-year-old Zoe Bull explains why breast was best for her two daughters http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/chemotherapy-in-the-car-park-91466-20891552/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/chemotherapy-in-the-car-park-91466-20891552/ CANCER patients could receive life-saving treatment in a car park instead of a hospital ward. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/q-i-can-t-afford-an-expensive-gym-membership-how-can-i-stay-healthy-without-spending-a-fortune-91466-20894014/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/q-i-can-t-afford-an-expensive-gym-membership-how-can-i-stay-healthy-without-spending-a-fortune-91466-20894014/ A Walking is free, requires no specialist equipment, can be done by all ages and abilities and fits in any lifestyle. Walking briskly so that you feel warm and slightly out of breath will boost your activity and fitness levels thereby helping to lose weight, lower blood pressure, prevent and control diabetes, maintain good bone density, help with mood and mental capacity and it’s great for heart health. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/thank-you-so-much-for-saving-my-life-91466-20894055/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/thank-you-so-much-for-saving-my-life-91466-20894055/ JOHN Shapland came back from the dead TWICE – thanks to the paramedics and hospital staff who saved his life. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/tenovus-bus-to-provide-mobile-cancer-treatment-91466-20894370/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/tenovus-bus-to-provide-mobile-cancer-treatment-91466-20894370/ CANCER patients could receive life-saving treatment in a car park instead of having to travel miles to hospital. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/the-tenovus-mobile-unit-is-a-brilliant-idea-91466-20894373/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/the-tenovus-mobile-unit-is-a-brilliant-idea-91466-20894373/ Jason Phillips, 42, from Mountain Ash, found a mole on his back seven years ago. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/mum-charlotte-spearheads-breast-is-best-campaign-91466-20895986/ Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/12/mum-charlotte-spearheads-breast-is-best-campaign-91466-20895986/ CHARLOTTE Church was today launching a new campaign to encourage young mums to breast-feed. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/11/new-superbug-strikes-wales-91466-20892847/ Sat, 10 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/11/new-superbug-strikes-wales-91466-20892847/ MORE than 70 Welsh patients have caught a new superbug which is resistant to virtually all antibiotics, Wales on Sunday can reveal. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/10/women-who-say-breast-is-best-91466-20888311/ Fri, 09 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/10/women-who-say-breast-is-best-91466-20888311/ A PIONEERING group of Cardiff mums are giving the bottle the boot and calling on others to follow their lead and take up breastfeeding. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/09/cool-kids-lead-smoking-fight-91466-20882500/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/09/cool-kids-lead-smoking-fight-91466-20882500/ POPULAR school students are spreading the message that smoking isn’t cool as part of a unique Cardiff scheme. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/09/free-screening-is-announced-91466-20883289/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/09/free-screening-is-announced-91466-20883289/ BREAST cancer campaigners are holding free screening sessions in Cardiff from this month until July. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/09/review-finds-failings-in-health-care-91466-20883318/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/05/09/review-finds-failings-in-health-care-91466-20883318/ A MENTALLY ill woman who stabbed a shopper to death in Cardiff’s Poundstretcher store did not get the help she needed from the health service.